About 87% of Malaysia’s palm oil plantations are sustainably certified through the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) standards, Chan said. “In fact, we are ready,” he said.

"Chemically, the sludge and the pure palm oil are absolutely the same because they come from the same plant, and also from the same production facility in Indonesia," he told BBC News.

"Chemically, the sludge and the pure palm oil are absolutely the same because they come from the same plant, and also from the same production facilities in Indonesia," he told BBC News.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Jeremy Frankel was camping with his buddies among beachfront palm trees nearly a decade ago when he smelled oil. He watched as black sludge pouring from a drainage pipe ...

SUNGAI PETANI: The Environment Department has found raw sewage sludge being dumped at a palm oil plantation in Bukit Selambau. Its Kedah director, Sharifah Zakiah Syed Saha,b said the discovery ...

Palm oil is one of the world’s most widely used vegetable oils and found in nearly 50 percent of all packaged products, according to the World Wildlife Fund.It plays a vital role in foods, baked ...

Palm oil contains about 50% saturated fat, which increases "bad" LDL cholesterol. But it is better for you than other tropical oils like coconut oil.

Indonesia increased the mandatory mix of palm oil in biodiesel to 40% this year, and is studying moving to 50% in 2026, as well as a 3% blend for jet fuel next year, as it seeks to curb fuel imports.

About 87% of Malaysia’s palm oil plantations are sustainably certified through the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) standards, Chan said. "In fact, we are ready,” he said.

The UK government is investigating a fast-growing "green fuel" called HVO diesel amid claims of significant fraud, the BBC has learned. HVO is increasingly popular as a transport fuel and for ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Malaysia will crack down on fraud in the used cooking oil industry, its deputy commodities minister told Reuters, as western governments investigate whether shipments of the ...